In 2019, the City of Westerville and the Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce partnered to form the Westerville WorkWISE Collective to study our community's workforce needs and strategies to address those needs. The WorkWISE Collective continues to convene on a bimonthly basis to make progress toward goals and enhance Westerville's talent ecosystem.

One of the outcomes from the Westerville WorkWISE Collective's efforts has been the collection of workforce resources in the region/state. The Collective met with many of these partners to understand the services they provide and the best way to access their services.  We categorized the workforce resources for quicker access below:   

Westerville Workforce System

Advocacy

These organizations may be able to help you overcome political and structural hurdles that you may be experiencing in hiring or training within your industry.

Business Partner/Convener

These organizations can help bring together resources from the local and regional area to assist with business needs.

Data

Looking for industry-specific workforce data? From job and salary comparisons to local and regional data on education, employment and many other topics, these are great resources with helpful information.

Funding

These organizations may provide businesses funding through a variety of different programs. Check their websites and reach out to learn about programs that align with your business goals.

Hiring

Is your business growing? Need help locating talent? These organizations can help you locate and develop talent here in the Columbus Region. Find partners from career centers to local colleges and universities, plus a wide variety of other organizations that provide new pipelines for finding your next employee.

Internships/Apprenticeships

Interested in hosting interns or developing an apprenticeship program? These organizations can help you set up programs and identify emerging talent for your company

Job Seeker Assistance

Geared for your employees and their family members, these organization can help provide services that include job growth and training opportunities.

Relocation

Moving facilities can be a difficult process. Let these organization support you with services ranging from real estate site selection assistance and incentives, to help your employees find ways to connect within the Westerville Community.

Retention

With increased competition for talented employees, employee retention efforts have become more important than ever for businesses. These organization can help you develop programs to retain your employees and help them grow within your organization.

Skills Training 

Looking for resources to upskill your employees? These organizations can help you find the best program available to assist with your employee training and development.

Support Services

These organization can help you support your employees outside of work. Services include transportation assistance, veteran resources, and food assistance.

Technical Training

Check out these organization to find opportunities for hands-on employee training and development.

Veterans

With their unique experience and background, veterans are an important and often underutilized source of talent. These organizations can offer businesses assistance with sourcing veteran talent to developing programs that can support their employee needs.

Workforce Strategy

These organizations can help your company develop customized workforce strategies based on your unique business needs.

Youth Services

Companies that connect with their future workforce as college, high school and even middle school students can make a critical impact on future talent pipelines. Work with these organizations to learn how to connect with students and impact the community's up and coming talent.

Is your organization missing from our lists? Contact Stephen Gale, stephen.gale@westerville.org, to have your organization added to the directory.